You have to start someplace!

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You have to start someplace!

• MUSUPUs
• MUFT
• SUFH (not really!)
• PU100
• Scale
• Forget it (at least for the moment!)

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continuing

• Data entry
• Data point
• Tentative point
• Accept
• Reject
• Dont forget the keyboard!

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continuing

• Precision input
• This is not etch-a-sketch!
• xyx coordinate,y coordinate
• xy10050,9025 equals xy100.5,90.25 (if PU100)
• di1000,n453030e
• dl707,707

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continuing

• Starting MicroStation
• New file
• bob1, bob2, bob3,
• Remember the sort
• Seed file
• Lots of them (with meaningful names, of course!)
• Command line

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continuing

• Ah, weve made it this far!
• SettingsDesign FileWorking Units
• Dont mess with this one again!
• SettingsLevelDisplay or CtrlE
• Apply or all?
• If we cant see it, go to ToolsPrimary, etc.
• There has to be an easier way!
• ElementsAttributes

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Continuing (what did you expect?)

• Finally, were about ready to drawsomething!,
  but with what?
• ToolsMainMain
• Place Line
• Key-in or Icon? Dont forget the Key-in Browser!

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continuing

• Look at the information line!
• Enter first point
• To key-in or not to key-in
• xy1000,1000
• Enter end point
• di90,n450000e

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continuing

• Did you see that?
• Fit all (getting ready for 3d) or Icon
• If you keyed it in, dont forget the view!
• Place line (actually, place more lines)
• Key-in or up arrow? Your choice!
• di90,n45w
• di90,s45w
• Tentative to initial point OR di90,s45e

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continuing

• Fit all
• Zoom in and in and in around the starting point!
• No etch-a-sketch here!

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continuing

• Plotting
• page size
• a, b, c, d, or e
• object size
• real world units
• scale
• two choices of thinking about
• size up the paper
• size down the object

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continuing

• Text
• You have to be able to read it at publication!
• ftmusupu
• Font
• Time to plot
• Company standards
• Dont forget the level!
• One more command to learn
• Fences

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Assignment One

• Seed file
• 2d mapping
• New seed file with proper working units
• Remember to set up the environment
• Draw the boundary
• Start with the xy3178,3178
• Proceed clockwise if possible, otherwise use
  change direction

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Assignment one, continued

• Set the corner monuments
• Cells
• Set text size
• Use b size paper (11 inches by 17 inches)
• Width equals 230 feet in 9 usable inches
• Length equals 510 feet in 15 usable inches
• Therefore scale equals ?

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Assignment one, continued

• Did I forget to Save Settings?
• Workspace - Preferences - Operation
• Annotate the corners
• Include a text file
• Locate the buildings
• Use Active Angle to properly rotate alignment
• Use temporary lines to establish location

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Assignment One, continued

• Scale
• Numeric
• Graphical
• Representative Fraction

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Assignment One, continued

• A quantum leap!
• Reference files